Kosuke Fukudome took outdoor batting practice for the first time this year at the Nihon Seimei training facilities in Suita, Osaka on Friday. He took ninety-nine swings and hit four over the fence (all to right). He also recorded thirty-eight could-be hits.

Daiki Enokida tossed thirty-two pitches to a squatting catcher in the bullpen on Friday. He also started throwing off-speed pitches -- he threw eight curves. It was his third session since he had left elbow surgery in September 2012.

Enokida plans to work on his curve because he could be used as a starter this season. He throws a fastball, curve, slider, cutter, fork, and screwball.

The Tigers are planning to set Arai up with a personal rehab trainer because most of them will be at Ni-gun spring camp. He is also scheduled to do his rehab training at Kin Stadium with other players like Shinjiro Hiyama.

2nd round draft pick Fumiya Hojo weighs seventy-six kilograms. He does not want to lose any weight and plans to do what he can to get to at least seventy-eight kilograms. Hojo did some tire runs on the last day of rookie camp on Friday.